Republican Attorney General's have asked the Supreme Court to reject climate change lawsuits against the oil and gas industry.
19 Republican states are demanding that the Supreme Court shoot down lawsuits brought by Democrat states as those lawsuits are impacting industries within Republican states.
The lawsuits brought by Democrat states are seeking billions in damages from the energy industry because of natural weather events like severe storms, wildfires, and rising sea levels.
The lawsuits have been filed by California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. There are other smaller plaintiffs but those states are the most significant driving force behind the litigation.
Essentially, California is trying to sue national energy industries for alleged climate change damages.
Republican attorneys have petitioned the Supreme Court by pointing out that individual states cannot regulate interstate gas emissions.
Those states that have brought these lawsuits have no power to apply their own laws to a global atmosphere that reaches well beyond their borders.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall issued a statement representing the 19 states on Thursday and sounded the alarm about what could happen if these Democrat states get their way.
Marshall explained, “They do not have authority to dictate our national energy policy. If the Supreme Court lets them continue, California and its allies will imperil access to affordable energy for every American.”
At a time when economic uncertainty is affecting the lives of every American, the actions of these Democrat states are both unhinged and irresponsible.
Energy prices are already sky-high and crushing American budgets going into summer when energy usage tends to spike in most of the continent as Americans increase their use of air conditioning.
These states need to be finding ways to lower the cost of energy, not waging litigation battles that will cost billions. The legal expenses these energy companies incur will be passed on to the American people one way or another.
While there is still hope that the Supreme Court will crush this lawsuit early, it's possible that this turns into a years-long battle that will have no benefits for regular Americans.
Democrats have once again demonstrated that they don't care for regular Americans and will happily sacrifice the country on the altar of their ideology.
